The New York Yankees did not need Aaron Judge to sweep the Red Sox

NEW YORK — For about 10 minutes, there was a ballgame. The window opened around 9:56 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Boston first baseman Willson Contreras sliced a Max Fried fastball through the crisp Bronx air into the first row in right for a solo home run. That cut New York’s lead in half. For the first time in this best-of-three wild-card series between longtime rivals, a Red Sox hitter touched home plate. And so, a glimmer of hope flickered in the visiting dugout as Game 2 flipped to the bottom of the sixth. By 10:06 p.m., when rookie George Lombard…